Suzuki Jimny, Manual

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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
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The hill hold control system activates for a
maximum of about 2 seconds if your foot is
moved from the brake pedal when the fol-
lowing conditions are all met.
1) The gearshift lever is in a forward gear
or reverse gear.
2) The parking brake is released.
3) The vehicle is on an upward incline.
NOTE:
When the hill hold control system is acti-
vated, the following conditions may be
found, but this is not a malfunction.
• You may hear a sound from the engine
room.
• As brake pedal becomes heavy, it may
be difficult for you to depress it.
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If the message shown in the above illustra-
tion appears on the information display,
master warning indicator light blinks and
the interior buzzer beeps, there may be a
problem with the hill descent control sys-
tem and the hill hold control system. Have
your vehicle inspected by a SUZUKI
dealer.
NOTE:
The hill hold control system will not acti-
vate while this message is displayed.
How to turn off Hill hold control system
When driving on a steep slope, or a slip-
pery road (icy, snow-covered, muddy, etc),
it is possible to deactivate the hill hold con-
trol system.
To deactivate the hill hold control system:
1) Make sure that the gear shift lever is in
“N” (Neutral) position for manual trans-
mission vehicles and automatic trans-
mission vehicles.
2) Shift the transfer lever from 4-wheel
high range position (“4H”) to 4-wheel
low range position (“4L”).
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3) When the ESP
®
OFF switch is pushed
and held to turn off the ESP
®
system
(other than ABS), the ESP
®
OFF indi-
cator light comes on for the vehicles
with Instrument cluster (Type A) or the
message is shown on the display for
the vehicles with instrument cluster
(Type B) and the hill hold control sys-
tem is deactivated.
WARNING
(Continued)
• After you release your foot from the
brake pedal, accelerate the vehicle
to move up immediately. If you
release your foot from the brake
pedal over 2 seconds, the hill hold
control system will be canceled. If
so, the vehicle may roll downward,
which can result in an accident
depending on the degree of slope.
And, the engine may stall and the
power assist for the steering and
brakes will not work so steering
and braking will be much harder
than usual which can result in an
accident or vehicle damage.
• If you drive in 4WD-Low position
(“4L” position) on the steep slope,
the gravel, the snow-covered road,
or the muddy road and the hill hold
control system is activated, there
may be a possibility that the wheels
will be locked and then the vehicle
may lose the control.
4L
4H